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Current Work: A Quick One…

nater — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:23:46 +0000

Now that classes are done, I intend to new focus on some personal work a little more.

I believe a while ago I mentioned I was going to push to write, and well…we see the results of that. It’s been awhile since the last post. Hopefully now that classes have ended I’ll more frequently get a post or two in. This was a quick one from a walk the other day.

Grand Rapids Art Museum

More to come…

GVSU Winter Review

nater — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:50:07 +0000

I’m still busy as busy can be but a quick iPhone shot from GVSU’s winter review.

A lot of good work by a lot of talented students. I’m looking forward to the show in the future.

Have a good weekend.
More to come…

From Forever Ago….

nater — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:36:48 +0000

Where do I start? I’ve been off the grid for so long now, it’s a shock to be writing again.

I used to blog all the time…well, ahem, write as often as I could… and then all sorts of things cropped up and *poof* there went the time for any such writing.

I didn’t even get a chance to rock a top ten list for music of 2012 as the year came and went so fast, I barely had time to give it a second thought. That’s usually a keystone post for me and I couldn’t get behind the desk to get something down in writing. Although, for those who know me, one would probably assume that post would be composed of the new Ellie Goulding album, the new The Killers album and then finish things off with multiple 2012 albums from Bvdub. I believe there has been a similar post like that in the past. I know, I know… a little unsurprising but I listen to what I like. Anyway, that’s probably four of my top ten there.

But as things go, I’m going to try and start writing again. I hope to write more, post more and generally be more active. And while this isn’t a long post, it’s a good start.

More to come…

Also, this image happened between 08/12 and 01/13…the metadata would tell me but, in mystery there is beauty…

Inspiration: Newton Running

nater — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:14:09 +0000

So recently I needed new running shoes and I was dragging my feet a bit to make a decision. It was more about staying with a type of shoe I have always run with or trying something new. In an effort to think out of the box a bit… try some new technology while fine tuning my running style a bit… I went with Newtons. I’ve been following the blog, The Running Front by Newton for a couple years now and felt that Newton would provide me with a shoe I was looking for.

In the least I felt they were a shoe design that addressed foot shape and performance (not all shoes create a wide shoe). Since I’ve gotten them about two weeks ago, I’ve put some miles down and I’m still stoked. The “Action/Reaction Technology” in combination with a wide shoe, (the The Sir Isaac’s, seems like just the right shoe for me. After years as a gymnast I have a foot structure with lower than normal arches and a considerably wider foot. The Newtons have been solid thus far as it’s a shoe that accommodates both areas. They do seem to have a little less heal coverage than my last shoe but I’m not convinced at this time that’s a bad thing for me.

I’m running the Chicago 10k benefiting Livestrong foundation in August and I’ll be looking forward to using them there. I’m not planning on winning or anything but the new kicks are sure going to make my run more enjoyable. It’ll also be interesting to run on another surface. I also gotta throw out a huge thanks to the Newton team for making my order happen. I had to phone it in old school. Good times.

If you run, hope you get out this weekend…hopefully some new projects on the blog next weekend but as always, busy times behind the desk, so we’ll see. Go running, go Newton!

Current Work: More With Seventy7 Productions

nater — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:36:55 +0000

Always on the move…
I’m running behind with current events but I thought I would throw these images up on the blog even if they’re a bit old… we’ll see if I catch up with things. In the meantime, I was back on location with Seventy7 for One Reverse Mortgage. Henry Winkler was on set for day 1…cool guy, fun times. Maybe some image of Henry in the future, we’ll see here… but I’m looking forward to working with Seventy7 again. Awesome production company.

Always more to come…

Update: Busy Times

nater — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:05:25 +0000

There really are things to come…
It’s been busy times behind the desk of na/iu, I haven’t had a chance to update things. So until I do, make sure you enjoy a sunset or two…

More next week…cheers.

Happy 4th of July!

nater — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:19:14 +0000

A quick one from the archive…

The image originates from The Art Institute of Chicago… to quote a bit…

“Before September 11th became synonymous with terrorist attacks and religious intolerance, it was host to that event’s antithesis — the First World Parliament of Religions held in The Art Institute of Chicago’s Fullerton Hall on September 11, 1893. The parliament was an early attempt to create a global discussion of religious faiths, and Swami Vivekananda delivered an eloquent keynote address to an audience of over 7,000.”

“Now, 118 years after his speech and nearly a decade after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Jitish Kallat reintroduces the public to Vivekananda’s words in “Public Notice 3,” an exhibition on display at The Art Institute of Chicago from September 11, 2010 through May 1, 2011.”

Info about the image/installation can be found here.

Have a good one everybody!
Always more to come…

Places: Eastern Market, Detroit & Signal-Return Press

nater — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:02:54 +0000

Always on the move…
I’m off to Detroit today to pick up some work from a selected show. I’m also going to stop by Signal-Return Press for a class in letterpress. Good times. The image from below is from my last trip. Not sure I’ll have the time to make new images this time around but you never know…

More to come.